About Live and Thrive Community Gardening

 

 

 

Our group strives to combine the efforts and resources of our members to build a sense of community, to become more self reliant  in growing our own local, fresh food while providing nutritious fruits and vegetables to all of our members.

To get a really good idea of how our garden works on a daily basis, 12 months out of the year, follow my Daily Blog!  This is how any garden member can find out immediately which gardens need the most work, when harvest distribution is, what type of food & harvest you will receive, new recipes posted, and much more! Check it out!

 

 

Become a  CSA member or a "Working" garden member.  You choose!  Either way, you'll receive many GREAT rewards from our gardens! 

 

When you work in our gardens, you learn how to grow a wide variety of crops.  Whether you have the time to do that or simply want to receive fresh produce often, we have a membership for you!

 

Who Should Join?

People of all ages and abilities are welcome.  No experience required; all you need is a desire to participate.  With hundreds of members--men and women, seniors and young people, professional and retired folks, experts and beginners--you'll meet interesting people from all walks of life.  Even those with physical limitations can participate.  If you have trouble kneeling or bending, you can help with the vertical gardens.  If you have young children, there are many times when you can bring them to one of our kid-friendly gardens.

For those who work in the garden, the time commitment is minimal--only 25 hours per year--with flexible hours.  Too busy to garden by still want fresh, local produce?  A no-labor membership entitles you to a share of everything we harvest as well as access to garden tours, workshops, recipes, and a wealth of useful information online.

 

 

Membership options:

1. Working Garden members who commit to working a minimum of 25 hours in the garden over 12 months will receive full benefits: learning how to grow their own food and receiving produce.
2. CSA Members (non-working) share in the harvest of weekly produce without working in the gardens.

How to Participate

When you join, you'll receive a password to access information online and a Green Garden ID Card that identifies you as a member.  You'll get weekly emails with updates on what is happening that week in the gardens and information about what food is available to pick up and where.  The online calendar will show you when each garden's group work sessions are scheduled.  After you get familiar with things, you can make arrangements with the Garden Supervisor to work at other times (Monday-Saturday during daylight hours).  Each time you plan to work, RSVP online to the Garden Supervisor at least an hour before arriving.

 

About time commitments to the garden

Don't worry about whether or not you can commit yourself to working in the gardens for the next 12 months.  That's not necessary!  Flexible schedules allow you to make this experience something that will fit your needs!  Tell us when you would like to work, anytime Monday through Saturday during any daylight hours.  To receive full benefits, we ask for a minimum of 25 hours per household per year.  Each time you come, keep track of your hours and we'll show you where you can log them online.

 

To potential members...

"the more you come, the more you learn about growing your own food, and the more often you receive food since we don't make home deliveries".

 

A variety of work is always needed.  If you have physical limitations, let us know; you won't be required to do anything that is difficult for you.

 

 

Garden work includes

watering, planting, driving the harvest van from one garden to another, weeding, raking, pruning, tilling, breaking branches, sitting at a table planting seeds into little containers, climbing trees, picking fruit & veggies, picking up fruit from the ground, holding a ladder so someone doesn't fall, shoveling, spreading manure into the garden, helping us build our drip line irrigation systems, etc.

 

Additional help needed:

Computer work, posting photos and info on FB, video and editing skills, graphic design for fliers, posters, etc. and garden photography skills. 

Wanted:  Videographers!  We need your help!  Earn your garden hours in a creative way by helping us create and post "how to" videos on youtube, etc.

 

If you have any particular skills, knowledge, resources, tools, talents, skills, equipment and/or abilities that you are willing to share with our group, we enthusiastically welcome your contribution!!

If you have suggestions about what to plant or how to grow a particular plant, let us know.

If you are a bargain hunter and go to ksl.com or visit yard/garage sales, thrift stores, etc. we want to know who you are so you can help us find certain hard to find treasures from time to time!

If you have connections with garden nurseries or are willing to help us receive donations from local home and garden companies, let us know. 

 

 

How Do I Join?

When you click to sign up, you will be asked to select either a Working Membership or No-labor CSA* Membership.  You'll also be asked to provide your name, address, phone number, email, and a method of payment.  The membership will continue unless/until you cancel it, but you will receive notice in advance of the automatic renewal so you can opt to cancel if you want to at that time.

(*Community Supported Agriculture)

 

 

 

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